Today in Baseball Hall of Fame History
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Events in Sport
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1928-09-03 - Baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb got his 4,191th & final career hit
1936-01-29 - 1st players elected to Baseball Hall of Fame-Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson & Walter Johnson
1937-01-19 - Cy Young, Tris Speaker & Nap Lajorie elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1938-04-01 - Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, NY
1939-06-12 - Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown NY
1951-01-26 - Mel Ott & Jimmie Foxx elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1952-01-31 - Harry Heilmann & Paul Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1959-02-01 - Zack Wheat unanimously elected to baseball Hall of Fame
1962-01-23 - Bob Feller & Jackie Robinson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1962-01-24 - Jackie Robinson is 1st Black elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1963-01-27 - Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey, Elmer Flick, & John Clarkson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Baseball Great Babe Ruth
1965-01-31 - Pud Galvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame
1967-01-29 - Branch Rickey & Lloyd Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1968-01-23 - Joe Medwick elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1968-01-28 - Goose Goslin & Kiki Cuyler elected to baseball Hall of Fame
1969-01-22 - Roy Campanella & Stan Musial elected to baseball Hall of Fame
1969-02-02 - Stan Coveleski & Waite Hoyt are voted into baseball Hall of Fame
1971-01-31 - & Dave Bancroft & George Weiss elected to baseball Hall of Fame
1973-01-24 - Warren Spahn is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1973-02-01 - Monte Irvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame
1975-02-10 - William "Judy" Johnson selected to baseball Hall of Fame
1977-01-31 - Joe Sewell, Amos Rusie, & Al Lopez elected to baseball Hall of Fame
1978-01-30 - Addie Joss & Larry MacPhail elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1979-01-23 - Willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1979-03-07 - Warren Giles & Hack Wilson selected to baseball Hall of Fame
1981-03-11 - Johnny Mize & Rube Foster elected to baseball Hall of Fame
1985-03-06 - Enos Slaughter & Arky Vaughan are elected to baseball Hall of Fame
1987-01-14 - Catfish Hunter & Billy Williams are elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1988-01-12 - Willie Stargell (Pitts Pirate), elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1989-01-09 - Johnny Bench & Carl Yastrzemski elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1990-01-09 - Jim Palmer & Joe Morgan elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1991-02-26 - Bill Veeck & Tony Lazzeri elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1993-08-01 - Reggie Jackson enshrined in Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY
1994-01-12 - Steve Carlton (Phillies) elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1994-02-25 - Phil Rizzuto elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1996-01-08 - For 1st time in 25 years no one is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1998-01-06 - Don Sutton selected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Birthdays in Sport
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1880-07-27 - Joseph Tinker, baseball Hall of Famer, 1/3 of fame double play combo
1894-08-03 - Harry Heilmann, SF Cal, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Detroit)
1899-11-11 - Harold "Pie" Traynor, baseball hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates)
1900-10-16 - [Leon] Goose Goslin, baseball hall of famer (AL bat champ 1928)
1903-04-06 - Mickey Cochrane, baseball hall of fame catcher (.320 avg)
1905-10-12 - Rick Ferrell, baseball Hall of Fame catcher
1919-02-25 - Monty Irvin, baseball hall of famer (NY Giants)
1920-01-06 - Early Wynn, Hartford Ala, baseball Hall of famer (pitcher)
Deaths in Sport
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1951-07-09 - Harry Heilmann, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Det), dies at 56
1962-06-28 - Mickey Cochrane, baseball hall of fame catcher, dies at 59
1967-07-21 - Jimmy Foxx, baseball hall of famer (Det Tigers/534 HRs), dies at 59
1981-10-04 - Freddie Lindstrom, Major League Baseball Hall of famer (b. 1905)
2002-07-05 - Ted Williams, baseball hall of famer and last player to bat over.400 in a single season (Boston Red Sox) dies at 84
